Walter Rochs Goldschmidt (b.1913) was a professor in UCLA's department of Anthropology (1946-69), founder and member of the
board of directors (1957-60), African Studies Association, president of the Southwestern Anthropological Society (1950-51),
president of the American Ethnological Society (1969-70), and editor of the
American anthropologist (1956-59); publications include
The Hupa white deerskin dance (1940),
Nomlaki ethnography (1951),
Man's way: a preface to the understanding of human society (1959), and
Comparative functionalism: an essay in anthropological theory (1966). The collection consists of correspondence, research notes, teaching records, editorial review files, manuscripts,
and reprints.

Background

Goldschmidt was born on February 24, 1913 in San Antonio, Texas; BA (1933) and MA (1935), University of Texas; Ph.D, UC Berkeley,
1942; social science analyst at U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1940-46; assistant professor (1946-50), associate professor
(1950-56), professor, and chairman of the department of anthropology (1964-69), UCLA; founder and member of the board of directors
(1957-60), African Studies Association; president, Southwestern Anthropological Society (1950-51) and president of the American
Ethnological Society (1969-70); editor, American anthropologist, 1956-59; publications include The Hupa white deerskin dance (1940), Nomlaki ethnography (1951), Man's way: a preface to the understanding of human society (1959), and Comparative functionalism: an essay in anthropological theory (1966).

Extent

104 boxes (52 linear ft.)
4 oversize boxes

Restrictions

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Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.

Availability

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